Originally Posted by
Crjreg007
If this was the plan we should have taken the FO bonus to offset our poorest pilots losing money by dropping down. I think this would be a good idea if the company couldn't replace 200s with 900s. 2 900s do the same flying as 3 200s. That makes our staffing fine. Then make first year bonuses equal about 40-50k total pay and with 50 planes or so still to get there is your growth to bring in new hires. Problem solved with no increase for current pilots.
That still doesn't solve the problem of total routes. If you put 2 900s on routes served by 3 200s you still need something on the routes previously served by the 2 900s. So your plan works right up until we stop receiving 900s. Then what? They can't get more 900s unless mainline releases scope, so they either need to keep the 200s which they won't be able to staff without increases to our terms and conditions or they drop the routes, park the 200s, and lose money.
It will come down to whatever is cheaper for Dougie, dropping the routes or paying the pilots. Meanwhile as we are parking 200s to keep pilots cheap, Endeavor is pulling 200s out of the desert. Who do you think is going to pick up the routes AAG will be forced to drop, and who do you think will really be the largest airline in the world after Dougie is done playing his nickel and dime games?